Kansas TP Greg Pflum pleads guilty

Post by **Demosthenes** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:58 pm

St. Marys Man Pleads Guilty to Dodging Taxes
Posted: 7:18 PM Jul 24, 2007
Last Updated: 7:18 PM Jul 24, 2007

WICHITA, KAN. – Gregory E. Pflum, 38, St. Marys, Kan., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of attempting to evade income taxes by failing to file a tax return.

"Mr. Pflum maintained that income tax laws did not apply to him," said U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren. "Despite repeated warnings, he stopped filing tax returns and followed his father’s example by transferring his assets into trusts for the purpose of evading taxes."

Pflum’s father, David G. Pflum, was found guilty of tax evasion in 2004 and sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.

Gregory Pflum was indicted in October 2006. He entered a guilty plea Tuesday during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Sam A. Crow. In his plea, Pflum admitted that he stopped submitting annual tax returns and paying income tax after going to work for Coil Spring Specialties in St. Marys, Kan., where he worked from 1990 to 2003.

When representatives of the Internal Revenue Service contacted him, he responded by giving them materials supplied by lawyers and tax advisers who were part of a tax protester movement and were referred to him by his father. He challenged the tax system and told IRS representatives that he did not intend to pay income taxes.

Pflum is set for sentencing Oct. 24, 2007. He faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $100,000.

. · Post by . » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:15 am

How Kotmairian.

Post by **The Observer** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:41 pm

So why did this man think he could succeed where his father failed? He had two years between his father's conviction and his own indictment to get things cleaned up and obviously failed to do so. The kool-ade is just so addicting.

Weathervane · Post by **Weathervane** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:52 pm

The Observer wrote:So why did this man think he could succeed where his father failed? He had two years between his father's conviction and his own indictment to get things cleaned up and obviously failed to do so.

It probably had more to do with not wanting to disapoint dad than thinking he could get away with anything. It was probabaly dad that eventually told him to throw in the towel.

And with pleading to only one count, he probably won't see any bars....at least I didn't.

Post by **The Observer** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:21 pm

tommygun wrote:It probably had more to do with not wanting to disapoint dad than thinking he could get away with anything.

I see...he was influenced by the old "someday-son-all-this-will-be-yours..." speech.

Weathervane · Post by **Weathervane** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:50 pm

The Observer wrote:
tommygun wrote:It probably had more to do with not wanting to disapoint dad than thinking he could get away with anything.
I see...he was influenced by the old "someday-son-all-this-will-be-yours..." speech.

I don't know, the father/son dynamic is very complex.

I do know that for some people, the father figure can be very influencing and I don't know if he was ever truly convinced of his father's ideas.

I think he went along to avoid being branded as "just another sheeple" by him.